I drove for Shanks (Shanks & McEwan when I started) for 11 years, have to say a good company to work for, very good money, probably the best in the Bedford area at the time. Good terms and conditions as Shanks & McEwan bought out the waste disposal side of London Brick so we inherited London Brick terms and conditions.
To the other extreme, I drove for this ‘outfit ‘ for around one year or just under. Without question the worst company I have ever worked for imo of course.
daibootsy:
Hi Kenfig bill,
Greenings transport were opp S.J.JEFFEY, Fairwood Garage the foden agent.Greenings were no 1 licence opreater in Swansea, est 1856.
the loydd bros from Gowerton was run by Graham & Haydn, Graham passed away couple months ago, the erf was driven by ken McDonald an ex griff fender driver who later bought that erf,they also had another erf which was a left hand drive. the pic of rhydd o pollen silver knight was stolen along with another atky in London,they did have them back months later,and phillip jones had an atky srolen but was never found.
sorry not been on trucknet, sadly lost the sight in left eye, right eye not far off so I had my warning
regaurds dai.
Hello again Dai …and thanks very much forthe Greenings shots …Dad can remember Rhyddopollen having those Atkis stolen …it was said at the time maybe for thier Gardner engines …he adds Dai that you would remember Fred Jones …think they were based on the North dock …they had Atkis …but did they have a 4 wheeler which were unusual around these parts ?
I was always impressed with the Lloyd bros Crusaders !..Do you remember Dai Francis Gorseinon ? …think he had a scrap yard by the Bryngwyn works…the brothers bought one of his Atki Borderers on a M plate …Dai sorry to hear of your sad news concerning your sight . …Geraint
Some nice Volvo’s
I remember meeting-up with the former owner of 665MTB one morning in 2004 in Tarleton, near Preston when he was accompanied by Tom Riding. They’d brought the Beaver and it’s Four-in-line trailer to W H Hulls who were a bodybuilder of some note - to get the trailer refurbished. At that time, the Beaver was almost ready to be painted in the Smiths livery after having had some superficial bodywork repairs, so Martin (the then owner) wanted to get the ball rolling with the trailer. What happened at Tarleton was quite odd. Once in Hull’s compound which was at Plox Mill - next to the Rufford Canal - the arrangements for the trailer literally fell apart in front of us. They basically said they didn’t want to be bothered with the job and told Martin to leave - much to everyone’s bemusement. We retreated to the ■■■■ & Bottle pub for food and ale and a discussion which didn’t really reach a positive conclusion.
A few months later, I was travelling back down the M6 from working on a project at Carlisle Mail Centre and as I was approaching Penrith,with snow starting to fall on us, and I spotted Martin in the Beaver heading north. It puzzled me as to why he would be so far away from home, apparently on his own, but I didn’t linger on the puzzlement for long and forgot about it. A matter of weeks later as I was heading north to close down the same project at Carlisle, who did I see approaching in the opposite direction? Martin in a resplendant Smiths of Eccles unit & trailer combination. Hull’s loss was very definitely another firm’s gain…
Kempston:
I drove for Shanks (Shanks & McEwan when I started) for 11 years, have to say a good company to work for, very good money, probably the best in the Bedford area at the time. Good terms and conditions as Shanks & McEwan bought out the waste disposal side of London Brick so we inherited London Brick terms and conditions.1
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Hi kempston I drove for shanks in Swansea depot on the rolonoffs till they finished biffa took them over cheers John
Some shanks courtesy of Ron weatherall ,my truck was a Volvo x3sws big Steve and Byron Bradley drove the tankers all trucks had girls names on the visors
shanks was a tidy firm I liked working there the tankers were on Alberto Swansea taking waste shampoo to avonmouth
This firm was started by three shanks managers ,erroll Phil and Stuart they undercut shanks for some of the work they sold out to biffa as well ,the Volvo is my mate Kevin’s truck
marky:
I remember meeting-up with the former owner of 665MTB one morning in 2004 in Tarleton, near Preston when he was accompanied by Tom Riding. They’d brought the Beaver and it’s Four-in-line trailer to W H Hulls who were a bodybuilder of some note - to get the trailer refurbished. At that time, the Beaver was almost ready to be painted in the Smiths livery after having had some superficial bodywork repairs, so Martin (the then owner) wanted to get the ball rolling with the trailer. What happened at Tarleton was quite odd. Once in Hull’s compound which was at Plox Mill - next to the Rufford Canal - the arrangements for the trailer literally fell apart in front of us. They basically said they didn’t want to be bothered with the job and told Martin to leave - much to everyone’s bemusement. We retreated to the ■■■■ & Bottle pub for food and ale and a discussion which didn’t really reach a positive conclusion.A few months later, I was travelling back down the M6 from working on a project at Carlisle Mail Centre and as I was approaching Penrith,with snow starting to fall on us, and I spotted Martin in the Beaver heading north. It puzzled me as to why he would be so far away from home, apparently on his own, but I didn’t linger on the puzzlement for long and forgot about it. A matter of weeks later as I was heading north to close down the same project at Carlisle, who did I see approaching in the opposite direction? Martin in a resplendant Smiths of Eccles unit & trailer combination. Hull’s loss was very definitely another firm’s gain…
Glad to see its not just me who spots such things 
smallcoal:
This firm was started by three shanks managers ,erroll Phil and Stuart they undercut shanks for some of the work they sold out to biffa as well ,the Volvo is my mate Kevin’s truck
Hi John,
EPS motors was always well turned out, did they work out of SRCL at Bridgend, I think it was them that had a flat trailer that could “kneel” when dropped so they could load a hook lift bin over the front end and one from the rear of the trailer, used to see it near Frome as well! Cheer’s Pete
smallcoal:
Kempston:
I drove for Shanks (Shanks & McEwan when I started) for 11 years, have to say a good company to work for, very good money, probably the best in the Bedford area at the time. Good terms and conditions as Shanks & McEwan bought out the waste disposal side of London Brick so we inherited London Brick terms and conditions.1
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Hi kempston I drove for shanks in Swansea depot on the rolonoffs till they finished biffa took them over cheers John
Hi John, I drove a rolonoff too. We used to do all the hazardous stuff from all over the country, we went down to Pontypool quite frequently. We worked out of Brogborough and Stewartby. I finished before you as Brogborough and Stewartby were full. They wanted all of us to relocate but we wouldn’t so we all volunteered redundancy.
Thanks for all the comments and photos from everyone,had a bit of a manic week this week so have
not been able to get on here.
Clinical Confidential & Hygienie Services MAN.
Anyone recognise the Volvo ■■
Bette MAN.
Cleanaway Volvo skip truck.
Sealand DAF
Evans Transport MAN
Bryans Haulage MAN
Mole Valley Farmers Volvo
Terry Sanders & Son ERF
Comet Volvo
We have had a fair few Seddon Atkinsons 400/401 in these photos.
Litt Haul International Scania
Hovis ERF
Anyone recognise the Foden ■■?
Stan Robinson Volvo
John Pearce DAF from South Wales.
Davies Transport DAF from Wales.
Mayhew Volvo F7
B.E.Williams ERF
Richard Wilks tidy leyland.
Turner Bros ERF
pete smith:
smallcoal:
This firm was started by three shanks managers ,erroll Phil and Stuart they undercut shanks for some of the work they sold out to biffa as well ,the Volvo is my mate Kevin’s truckHi John,
EPS motors was always well turned out, did they work out of SRCL at Bridgend, I think it was them that had a flat trailer that could “kneel” when dropped so they could load a hook lift bin over the front end and one from the rear of the trailer, used to see it near Frome as well! Cheer’s Pete
Hi Pete yes they did a lot for them they would take the rolonoffs to Exeter on nights cheers John
